Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Maya Lin design)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial_(Maya_Lin_design)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces November 13, 1982
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Lincoln_Memorial
gptkb:Reflecting_Pool
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Institute_of_Architects_Twenty-five_Year_Award
gptkbp:commemorates U.S. service members who fought in the Vietnam War
U.S. service members who were unaccounted for (MIA) during the Vietnam War
U.S. service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia
gptkbp:competition_winner gptkb:Maya_Lin
gptkbp:controversy initial design controversy over lack of traditional symbolism
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dedicatedTo November 13, 1982
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Maya_Lin
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial_Fund
gptkbp:height 10 feet (3.05 m) at highest point
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Maya Lin design)
gptkbp:inscription names of U.S. service members killed or missing in action
gptkbp:inspiredBy other war memorials
gptkbp:latitude 38.8913° N
gptkbp:length 246 feet 9 inches (75.21 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:longitude 77.0477° W
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:material black granite
gptkbp:notableFeature reflective surface
chronological listing of names
gptkbp:number_of_names_inscribed over 58,000
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:National_Mall
gptkbp:shape V-shaped wall
gptkbp:supplemented_by gptkb:The_Three_Soldiers_statue
gptkb:Vietnam_Women's_Memorial
gptkbp:visitedBy millions annually
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tallix_Foundry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6